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Clifford Meth and Michael Netzer have both reported on this issue in recent times, but I thought I'd throw my own two cents worth into the mix. It's well known now that a certain, shall we call him 'shitbag', has been cosying up to elderly comic book artists and ultimately ripping them off big time. The latest victim is inker Joe Giella, who worked at both Marvel and DC back in the day and who was taken for the following art:Menace of the Man Missile”, pages 1 and 9. Pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella“Castle with Wall to Wall Danger” pages 7 and 8. Pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella“Green Lantern/Green Arrow” #107 cover. Pencils by Joe Staton, , inks by Joe Giella
The same guy also stole a pile of Gene Colan art, including an iconic Star Wars illustration that had been commissioned by none other than George Lucas. Joe's family, like Gene's family, contacted the police and reported the art stolen, so if you're offered it conta…

If, like me,
you’ve studied comic book history for a while then you’ll be more than familiar
with the name Jim Shooter. For those who
don’t know who Jim is, he’s the former Editor-In-Chief of Marvel Comics and
founded several other companies, notably Valiant (Acclaim) and Defiant. He’s easily one of the most polarising people
to work in the comic book field in the past forty years and people have strong
opinions on him, both good and bad. At
times Shooter doesn’t exactly help himself, but after being attacked as he has
been, for such a sustained period of time, you could forgive him for being
slightly aggressive at times, if not downright hostile. In Shooter’s eyes you’re either with him or
against him, and the common argument against him revolves around his habit of
rewriting history to suit his own needs (such as his instance that Jack Kirby
sued Marvel in the 1980s – it never happened).
Those for Shooter will point you towards the many changes that he
brought into effect at Ma…